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Thank you for being custodians of the national collection"}] 'Diana and Actaeon' is secured for the nation Titian, Diana and Actaeon , 1556-1559 © The National Gallery London / The National Galleries of Scotland Issued February 2009 The National Galleries of Scotland (NGS) and the National Gallery, London (NGL) are delighted to announce that Titian’s Diana and Actaeon has been acquired for the nation from the Duke of Sutherland. The acquisition has been made possible with the generous contributions from private and public donations, Scottish Government, the National Heritage Memorial Fund, The Monument Trust, The Art Fund charity and NGL and NGS funds. The painting will be shared by the National Galleries of Scotland and National Gallery, London and will be displayed for five years at each institution in turn. The purchase of Titian’s 'Diana and Actaeon' brings this extraordinary painting into public ownership and we have received assurances that the rest of the Bridgewater Collection will remain on loan to the National Galleries of Scotland for the next 21 years.

The National Galleries of Scotland and the National Gallery, London, formed a partnership in August 2008 to raise £50 million to acquire 'Diana and Actaeon' by 31 December 2008. We are grateful to the Duke of Sutherland for offering the painting at much below its market value and for giving us several years in which to make payments. John Leighton, Director-General of the National Galleries of Scotland said: We are absolutely thrilled that one of the most important paintings in the world will be added to the national collections for the enjoyment and inspiration of the public and we are delighted that the world-famous Bridgewater Collection will continue to be available on long loan to Scotland. We are hugely grateful to all the individuals and all the funding bodies who responded so warmly and wholeheartedly to this campaign over the past four months. Dr Nicholas Penny, Director of the National Gallery, London said: The response to our appeal to buy this great painting has been astonishing. The notes pressed into collecting boxes and the cheques sent to us by the general public, the generosity of individual friends of the gallery and the support given by the trustees of charitable bodies combine to make this a great success story.

It testifies to the power of Titian's painting and the conviction that public access to the greatest works of art is of the utmost importance. Spokesman for the Duke of Sutherland said: A spokesman for the Duke of Sutherland said the Duke was delighted to have reached agreement for this wonderful work to remain in Britain, on public view. He expressed his great appreciation to the Galleries for their helpful and supportive approach over the past 18 months of complex and painstaking negotiations, and he looked forward to many more years association between his family and the National Galleries of Scotland through the continuing loan of the Bridgewater Collection. Breakdown of funding £7.4 million in donations and pledges from individuals trusts and the general public, of which £150,000 was donated via The Art Fund.

(The amount raised from the general public in response to leaflets, direct mail, collection boxes, sales of badges and the media is circa £400,000) £2 million from The Monument Trust £1 million from The Art Fund £10 million from the National Heritage Memorial Fund £12.5 million Scottish Government Special purchase grant £12.5 million from NGL, comprising £11.5 from bequests, general donations and investment income from these sources and £1 million Grant-in-Aid £4.6 million from NGS purchase funds, trust funds and reserves Notes to Editors The Galleries have also been granted the opportunity to buy a second painting - 'Diana and Callisto' - for a similar amount by 2012. About the Bridgewater Collection The Bridgewater Collection, currently on view at the National Galleries of Scotland, is the most important private collection of Old Master paintings on loan to an institution in the UK and counts among the most important art collections anywhere in the world. The loan includes masterpieces by artists such as Raphael (3), Titian (4), Rembrandt (1) and Poussin (8).

The pictures have been on continuous public view in the National Gallery of Scotland since the collection was placed there in 1945 by the then 5th Earl of Ellesmere, later 6th Duke of Sutherland. It forms the core of the National Gallery of Scotland’s world-famous displays of European art. About 'Diana and Actaeon' 'Diana and Actaeon' is one of six large-scale mythologies inspired by the Roman poet Ovid that Titian painted for King Philip II of Spain (Titian’s great portrait of whom featured in the recent Renaissance Faces exhibition at the NGL). Titian began the picture and its companion Diana and Callisto in 1556, the year of Philip’s coronation. Spurred on by the prestige of royal patronage, he unleashed all his creativity to produce works of unprecedented beauty and inventiveness. Titian worked for three years to perfect these masterpieces, which were shipped to Spain in 1559. He claimed their lengthy genesis was due to the relentless pains he took to make sumptuous works of art worthy of the king.

Supporting Comments Linda Fabiani MSP, Minister for Europe, External Affairs and Culture said “I am delighted to announce that this world-class collection has been saved for Scotland, underlining the prestige of our National Galleries and offering real educational and economic benefits for years to come. This is a significant investment in Scotland’s future, securing a collection worth many millions of pounds for future generations at a fraction of the market cost. Over 1.5 million people visited the Bridgewater Collection last year, with two thirds of those coming from outside Edinburgh. The collection is a significant tourist draw with a half day visit to the National Galleries equating to an estimated annual £27 million tourist spend, with the indirect economic impact of this rising to an estimated £50 million a year. The Bridgewater Collection clearly represents significant educational opportunities, allowing the National Galleries to teach with the most famous artists in art history: Titian, Raphael, Rembrandt, Poussin to name a few. This collection is a vital source of artistic excellence and inspiration for research, scholarship and the creative industries.

The international interest and support generated around this campaign offers a golden opportunity for our National Galleries to raise its profile and show the world that Scotland will continue to punch above its weight in cultural excellence.” Jenny Abramsky, Chair of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, said “We're so delighted that generations to come will be able to enjoy this truly extraordinary work of art. Our grant of £10million was a big challenge for us financially, but is exactly what the National Heritage Memorial Fund was set up to do. The generous help of all the partners and the public have ensured the painting is now safe. And because our grant will be made in staggered payments the Fund will continue to be able to help save other heritage treasures.” David Barrie, Director of The Art Fund said “The Art Fund was the first to put money on the table for Diana and Actaeon – at £1 million our largest donation ever for a single work of art. Since 1903, our members have enabled The Art Fund to keep thousands of great works of art on public display, and none has a more distinguished pedigree than this magnificent painting.

We are proud to have played our part in ensuring that it will never now be lost to public view.” The National Heritage Memorial Fund The National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF) was set up to save the most outstanding parts of our national heritage, in memory of those who have given their lives for the United Kingdom. It currently receives £10million annual grant-in-aid from the government. . For more details, please contact Katie Owen or Alison Scott, NHMF Press Office, on (020) 7591 6036/32. The Monument Trust The Monument Trust is a charitable foundation established by the late Simon Sainsbury. It supports a wide range of charities in the fields of arts and heritage, health and social care, and criminal justice. For more details, please contact Alan Bookbinder, Director, Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts, on 020 7410 0330 The Art Fund The Art Fund is the UK’s leading independent art charity. It offers grants to help UK museums and galleries enrich their collections; campaigns on behalf of museums and their visitors; and promotes the enjoyment of art.

It is entirely funded from public donations and has 80,000 members. Since 1903 the charity has helped museums and galleries all over the UK secure 860,000 works of art for their collections. For more information contact the Press Office on 020 7225 4888 or visit The Art Fund is a Registered Charity No.

209174 Press Enquiries Titian | Diana and Actaeon | NG6611 | National Gallery, London £ other Make this a monthly donation [{"Amount":5.0000,"CurrencyCode":"GBP","DonationDate":"2016-08-19T23:36:01","DonorDisplayName":"Fangbin Liu","DonorLocalAmount":5.0000,"DonorLocalCurrencyCode":"GBP","EstimatedTaxReclaim":0.0000,"ImageUrl":"","Message":"I like to donate because I love this great museum and the great masterpieces kept in it."},{"Amount":20.0000,"CurrencyCode":"GBP","DonationDate":"2016-11-10T19:31:19","DonorDisplayName":"Kate English","DonorLocalAmount":20.0000,"DonorLocalCurrencyCode":"GBP","EstimatedTaxReclaim":5.0000,"ImageUrl":"","Message":"What an amazing institution!

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Hope to visit again."},{"Amount":5.0000,"CurrencyCode":"GBP","DonationDate":"2016-11-22T10:18:24","DonorDisplayName":"","DonorLocalAmount":5.0000,"DonorLocalCurrencyCode":"GBP","EstimatedTaxReclaim":0.0000,"ImageUrl":"","Message":"These beautiful artworks belong to us all. Thank you for being custodians of the national collection"},{"Amount":2.0000,"CurrencyCode":"GBP","DonationDate":"2016-10-25T09:01:14","DonorDisplayName":"Richard Roberts","DonorLocalAmount":2.0000,"DonorLocalCurrencyCode":"GBP","EstimatedTaxReclaim":0.5000,"ImageUrl":"","Message":"I hope this small contribution will allow you to continue your excellent work"}] Diana and Actaeon More paintings in this room While out hunting, Actaeon accidentally happens upon the secret bathing place of Diana , chaste goddess of the hunt.

Titian explores the dramatic impact of his intrusion through a dynamic arrangement of figures, sparkling light, intense colour and animated brushwork. Actaeon's fate is foretold by the stag's skull on the plinth and the skins of Diana's former prey hanging above her head. The conclusion of the story is shown in the National Gallery's painting The Death of Actaeon . The outraged goddess immediately avenges herself by transforming Actaeon into a stag to be devoured by his own hounds. These pictures are part of a series of famous mythological paintings by Titian. They were painted for King Philip II of Spain when the artist was at the height of his powers. The subjects were based on the Roman poet Ovid's Metamorphoses – Titian himself referred to them as 'poesie' (poems). Curator's insight Sorry, your browser doesn't support the video tag. Carol Plazzotta explores 'Diana and Actaeon' 1 min 58 secs Transcription Miranda Hinkley (in the studio): Hello. I’m Miranda Hinkley and this is the National Gallery Podcast. Leah Kharibian: Well, Carol, this is a real treat, isn’t it.

It’s really lovely to see so many people here, but being in front of ‘Diana and Actaeon’ and seeing it in the flesh, one’s really immediately impressed by the sheer scale of the ambition that Titian has here. Carol Plazzotta: It truly is an extraordinary work. Leah Kharibian: And can you tell us the story, because people might not be familiar with ‘Diana and Actaeon’ – what’s going on here? Carol Plazzotta: The story is taken from the Roman poet Ovid and it is a moment of intense drama and pathos. It shows a beautiful young man, Actaeon, a hunter, who’s become separated from his friends at the end of a day’s hunting and he happens upon Diana, the chaste goddess of the hunt, bathing with her voluptuous nymphs. Leah Kharibian: Now which one is Diana? Carol Plazzotta: Diana is the one seated on the right. The beautiful, quite plump, goddess, and she’s staring across at Actaeon with this extraordinary haughty, proud glare, because he has caught her in a very awkward position, because she’s in a state of complete undress.

Miranda Hinkley (in the studio): If you're in London this month, why not pop in? And if you can't make it here in person, don't forget you can still enjoy the paintings online at . Titian's Diana and Actaeon saved for the nation | Art and design | The Guardian Titian Titian's Diana and Actaeon saved for the nation John Leighton, director general, of the National Galleries of Scotland, stands in front of Titian's Diana and Actaeon. Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images Monday 2 February 2009 06.01 EST First published on Monday 2 February 2009 06.01 EST Close This article is 7 years old One of the UK's most important privately owned Old Masters, Titian's Diana and Actaeon, has been bought for the nation after an emergency appeal raised £50m in little over four months. The painting, a centrepiece of the world's finest collection of Old Masters in private hands, the Bridgewater collection, is now jointly owned by the National Galleries of Scotland and the National Gallery in London.

The appeal was launched last August after the collection's owner, the Duke of Sutherland, offered to sell the painting and its companion picture, Diana and Callisto, to the nation for £100m. The £50m price – well below its expected value on the world art market – was met after Scottish government ministers pledged £12.5m last year to keep the collection in Edinburgh. Similar sums were raised by the National Gallery in London from bequests, gifts and private donors rumoured to include the Getty Foundation. The Gallery also dug deep into its own funds. The National Heritage Memorial Fund found a further £10m and the National Galleries of Scotland £4.6m, with £2m from the Monument Trust and £1m from the Art Fund, while members of the public and private donors gave another £7.4m. The acquisition is the largest public purchase of a single work of art in the UK ever, but a campaign to buy the second painting has already begun, and the galleries have until 2012 to raise the final £50m.

The Bridgewater collection, which includes work by Poussin, Rembrant and Raphael, has been the centrepiece of the National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh for more than 60 years, after it was lent to the nation by the then Duke of Sutherland. Diana and Actaeon will be taken down to London this September, to be displayed at the National Gallery. Once the second painting is acquired, both pieces will travel as a pair between Edinburgh and London, staying for five years at each gallery. John Leighton, director general of the National Galleries of Scotland, said: "We are absolutely thrilled that one of the most important collections in the world will be added to the national collections for the enjoyment and inspiration of the public." Dr Nicholas Penny, director of the National Gallery in London, said the response to the appeal had been "astonishing". He added: "The notes pressed into collecting boxes and the cheques sent to us by the general public, the generosity of individual friends and the support given by the trustees of charitable bodies combine to make this a great success story.

"It testifies to the power of Titian's painting and the conviction that public access to the greatest works of art is of the utmost importance." Charlotte Higgins: Today's Daily Mirror carries a picture created as part of the Diana and Actaeon appeal. Are the tabloids getting into culture? Published: 25 Nov 2008 Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums | Titian Diana and Actaeon - A major acquisition on tour You are here : Whats On > Events > Titian Diana and Actaeon - A major acquisition on tour Titian Diana and Actaeon - A major acquisition on tour Aberdeen Art Gallery Exhibition 28/05/2010 - 27/06/2010 Aberdeen Art Gallery is delighted to be part of a special tour to mark the first anniversary of the nation's acquisition of Titian's Diana and Actaeon. The painting will go on public display at Aberdeen Art Gallery from 28 May to 27 June, at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum from 1 July to 1 August and at the McManus Galleries, Dundee from 6 August to 5 September 2010.

Diana and Actaeon was acquired for the nation by the National Galleries of Scotland and the National Gallery in London in February 2009, following a large scale public and private fundraising campaign. The painting was bought for £50 million from the Duke of Sutherland with generous contributions from private and public donations, the Scottish Government, the National Heritage Memorial Fund, The Monument Trust and The Art Fund, along with National Gallery, London and National Galleries of Scotland funds. National Galleries of Scotland and the National Gallery, London Secure Diana and Actaeon Contact National Galleries of Scotland and the National Gallery, London Secure Diana and Actaeon Diana and Actaeon, 1556-59, Titian (Tiziano Vecellio), National Gallery of Scotland. Lent by the Duke of Sutherland 1945. EDINBURGH.- The National Galleries of Scotland and the National Gallery , London are delighted to announce that Titians Diana and Actaeon has been acquired for the nation from the Duke of Sutherland. The painting will be shared by the National Galleries of Scotland and National Gallery, London and will be displayed for five years at each institution in turn.

The purchase of Titians 'Diana and Actaeon' brings this extraordinary painting into public ownership and we have received assurances that the rest of the Bridgewater Collection will remain on loan to the National Galleries of Scotland for the next 21 years. The National Galleries of Scotland and the National Gallery, London, formed a partnership in August 2008 to raise ï¿½50 million to acquire 'Diana and Actaeon' by 31 December 2008. We are grateful to the Duke of Sutherland for offering the painting at much below its market value and for giving us several years in which to make payments. John Leighton, Director-General of the National Galleries of Scotland said: We are absolutely thrilled that one of the most important paintings in the world will be added to the national collections for the enjoyment and inspiration of the public and we are delighted that the world-famous Bridgewater Collection will continue to be available on long loan to Scotland.

We are hugely grateful to all the individuals and all the funding bodies who responded so warmly and wholeheartedly to this campaign over the past four months. Dr Nicholas Penny, Director of the National Gallery, London said: The response to our appeal to buy this great painting has been astonishing. The notes pressed into collecting boxes and the cheques sent to us by the general public, the generosity of individual friends of the gallery and the support given by the trustees of charitable bodies combine to make this a great success story. It testifies to the power of Titian's painting and the conviction that public access to the greatest works of art is of the utmost importance. Spokesman for the Duke of Sutherland said: A spokesman for the Duke of Sutherland said the Duke was delighted to have reached agreement for this wonderful work to remain in Britain, on public view.

He expressed his great appreciation to the Galleries for their helpful and supportive approach over the past 18 months of complex and painstaking negotiations, and he looked forward to many more years association between his family and the National Galleries of Scotland through the continuing loan of the Bridgewater Collection." Breakdown of funding  ï¿½7.4 million in donations and pledges from individuals trusts and the general public, of which ï¿½150,000 was donated via The Art Fund. (The amount raised from the general public in response to leaflets, direct mail, collection boxes, sales of badges and the media is circa ï¿½400,000).

 ï¿½2 million from The Monument Trust  ï¿½1 million from The Art Fund  ï¿½10 million from the National Heritage Memorial Fund  ï¿½12.5 million Scottish Government Special purchase grant  ï¿½12.5 million from NGL, comprising ï¿½11.5 from bequests, general donations and investment income from these sources and ï¿½1 million Grant-in-Aid  ï¿½4.6 million from NGS purchase funds, trust funds and reserves Today's News Titian Display − Exhibitions − What's On − National Galleries of Scotland Titian Display | National Gallery of Scotland's 150th Anniversary 17th July − 6th September 2009 | Scottish National Gallery | Free This year marks the 150th anniversary of the opening of the National Gallery of Scotland in 1859, and it began with one of the most important acquisitions in the Gallery’s history, Titian’s Diana and Actaeon.

Painted when the great Venetian artist’s powers were at their height, this picture has been consistently admired down the centuries by artists and art lovers for its exceptional pictorial and dramatic qualities. It is part of the historic Bridgewater Collection, an outstanding group of Old Master paintings that has been on long-term loan to the Gallery from the Dukes of Sutherland since 1945. This display has been organised to celebrate the acquisition and the anniversary. A Scottish dimension is included in the form of William Dyce’s Titian Preparing to Make his First Essay in Colouring, generously lent by Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums. The photograph Widows Horror at Shock Threat by Tom Hunter is a contemporary take on the Diana and Actaeon composition and was created specially to support the fundraising campaign to acquire Titian’s painting. For more information about the campaign which resulted in the acquisition of Diana and Actaeon see our Campaign for the Titians project section.

Titian Masterpiece Diana and Callisto is secured for the Nation Titian Masterpiece ,National Galleries of Scotland Titian Masterpiece Diana and Callisto is secured for the Nation 01-03-2012 The National Galleries of Scotland (NGS) and the National Gallery in London are delighted to announce that Titian’s great masterpiece Diana and Callisto has been acquired for the public. This acquisition - along with the purchase of its companion painting Diana and Actaeon in 2009 - ensures that these two superlative works by Titian will remain together on public display in either London or Edinburgh. This also means that the Bridgewater Collection - the greatest private collection of Old Master Paintings in the world – will remain intact on long-term loan at the NGS. Both institutions were acutely aware of the challenges of launching a public campaign during such difficult economic times and therefore decided to approach individual donors and grant-making trusts in the first instance. Our initial discussions led to a number of significant pledges of support, with exceptional charitable grants being offered by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), the Art Fund and The Monument Trust. We are immensely grateful to all the individuals and trusts whose generous charitable support has made this acquisition possible.

Diana and Callisto and Diana and Actaeon have been in the UK for more than 200 years. They were both painted as part of a cycle of works for Philip II of Spain and they represent a highpoint in Italian Renaissance art. The paintings left Titian’s studio together and have only changed hands three times since then (from the Spanish Royal Collection to the Orléans collection, and then to the Bridgewater Collection at the end of the eighteenth century). The acquisition of Diana and Callisto means that the pair can remain together in Britain for the enjoyment of the public in perpetuity. The two paintings were offered by the Duke of Sutherland, to NGS and National Gallery in London on very generous terms at prices significantly lower than their market value. Having raised £50 million in 2009 to acquire Diana and Actaeon, the Galleries were given until December 2012 to find a similar amount for Diana and Callisto. To meet this, the Trustees of the National Gallery in London made the unprecedented decision to allocate a significant proportion of their remaining reserves to this acquisition.

This sum of £25m principally represents bequests left by members of the public over many years and held by the Gallery for future picture purchases. To assist the Galleries in meeting the funding target, the Duke of Sutherland and his family have agreed to a further reduction of the asking price to £45m. By agreement with all parties a new, earlier deadline was established of the end of March 2012. The generous reduction in price, together with the commitment of the National Gallery in London’s reserves, gave both Galleries a strong basis from which to fundraise. As a result of the joint acquisition, Diana and Callisto will be shared by both institutions and displayed together with Diana and Actaeon on a 60:40 rotating basis in London and Edinburgh, meaning that the public will have access to both works together. This allocation reflects the fact that a larger proportion of the funding for Diana and Callisto has come from the National Gallery in London. Diana and Callisto will be on display from today in London for 18 months (to be joined by Diana and Actaeon on its return from a regional tour in July), and then on display in Scotland for 12 months.

Following this, both paintings will be shown together in London for three years and in Scotland for two years. They will then settle into a display cycle of six years in London and four years in Scotland. This acquisition and the continuation of the Bridgewater Loan, which includes masterpieces by artists such as Raphael, Titian, Rembrandt and Poussin, ensure that the NGS retains its status as one of Europe’s great destinations for any lover of Western European art. The Titian pictures have been on continuous public view in the Scottish National Gallery since they were placed there on loan in 1945 by the then 5th Earl of Ellesmere (later 6th Duke of Sutherland). The addition of these masterpieces to the collection in Trafalgar Square, which is already rich in works by Titian for all periods of his activity, establishes the National Gallery as a world centre for the study of Venetian Renaissance painting.

Titian masterpiece Diana and Callisto saved for nation - BBC News BBC News Titian masterpiece Diana and Callisto saved for nation 7 March 2012 From the section Entertainment & Arts comments See more Titian paintings Titian's Diana and Callisto has been saved for the nation after a £45m ($71.7m) deal was agreed with owner the Duke of Sutherland. The "supremely important" oil painting was bought with the help of £25m ($39.9m) from the National Gallery after a lengthy fundraising campaign. Along with partners National Galleries of Scotland, they also saved sister piece Diana and Actaeon in 2009. Both galleries hailed the "exceptional generosity" of donors. The two pieces will be displayed together on a rotating basis in London and Edinburgh. Titian's Diana and Actaeon was purchased three years ago for £50m ($79.7m). The institutions had originally been given until the end of the year to raise money for the second work.

National Gallery director Dr Nicholas Penny said: "For more than 100 years, these two great paintings by Titian have been regarded as pre-eminent among the masterpieces in private hands in the UK. "We have been able to secure both of them for the public, in a period of economic hardship, because of the esteem and affection that both institutions have enjoyed for many decades." The BBC's arts editor Will Gompertz said seeing the paintings split up "after nearly half a millennium of being together would have been a huge loss in terms of art history and the British public's ability to enjoy these two great paintings". He added: "For the UK's national galleries to have seen Diana and Callisto leave the country would be like Italy waving goodbye to Michelangelo's David." The companion pieces were produced in the 1500s by the Renaissance artist and are considered to be among his greatest works. £5m reduction They are among six large-scale works, painted for Philip II of Spain, that were inspired by the Roman poet Ovid. Diana and Callisto depicts a nymph, impregnated by the god Jupiter, being expelled by the goddess.

ANALYSIS By Pauline McLeanBBC Scotland arts correspondent For most people - journalists included - the news that the National Galleries in London and Edinburgh had secured a second Titian painting for the nation came as something of a surprise. Raising a second £50m in the current climate was never going to be easy, and there were many who felt the fundraisers had exhausted their usual sources - the Scottish Government were among those who made it clear they wouldn't make any further contributions. But by trawling reserve funds, and exploring legacies and bequests, the galleries have been able to raise the bulk of the cost. A mere £5m from the Heritage Lottery Fund and the Art Fund - and a similar sized discount by the owner - meant the prize was in sight before the 31 March deadline. The purchase has even more significance for the National Galleries of Scotland because it safeguards the Bridgewater Loan - a collection of works by Raphael, Titian, Rembrandt and Poussin - which is also owned by the Duke of Sutherland and has been on display in Edinburgh since 1945. It may be a quiet celebration in the current climate but it's a significant achievement for both galleries.

The two Titian paintings form part of the Duke of Sutherland's Bridgewater Collection - featuring works by Raphael, Rembrandt and Poussin - which has been on loan to the National Galleries of Scotland since 1945. The galleries said the Duke had offered the two paintings at prices "significantly lower than their market value" - estimated to be around a half to a third of what they would be worth on the open market. National Gallery trustees allocated £25m from its charitable reserves, principally gained from legacies left by members of the public over the past century. The rest of the money came from the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Art Fund and individual donors and trusts. Unlike the public appeal the galleries launched to save Diana and Actaeon, the two galleries said they decided against asking for a government grant or public help to raise money for the second painting "during such difficult economic times". "We have used these reserves before, but never on this scale, and no purchase ever made by the National Gallery has begun to approach the magnitude of this acquisition," Dr Penny said.

He added that the gallery had "very little" of its £32m reserve left for future acquisitions - as much of the remainder has been bequeathed for specific uses, such as education. Dr Penny said he anticipated being asked why a UK national gallery was spending such large sums to acquire works by a foreign painter. "If you lined up [British artists] Gainsborough, Turner and Constable, not only would they feel that this was a very great day but they would also admit they would not have been the artists they were had it not been for Titian. FUNDING FOR DIANA AND CALLISTO Asking price - £50m £25mfrom National Gallery charitable reserves £15mdonations and grants from individual donors and trusts £3mfrom Heritage Lottery Fund £5mreduction in asking price by Duke of Sutherland Total raised - £45m "We do have quite a few [works by Titian].

But that to me is a question rather similar to, 'there is one play by Shakespeare, do you really need any other ones?'" John Leighton, director-general of the National Galleries of Scotland, said the risk that the money might not have been raised and the painting would be sold overseas was "a very real one". "For us in Scotland this has always been about a battle to hold on to what I would describe as our triple AAA status as a great art collection and one of the great European art galleries," he said. "From today these great paintings belong to the British public and we could not be more thrilled that they will be available for the enjoyment, the education, and the inspiration for generations to come," he added. Diana and Callisto will be displayed in London for 18 months from Thursday. It will be joined by Diana and Actaeon - currently on a regional tour - in July. Both will then go on show in Scotland and be the centrepiece of a special display in Edinburgh to coincide with the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Question: Who painted Diana and Actaeon, acquired for the nation by the National Gallery and National Gallery of Scotland in 2009?
Answer: Titian